Seaweed Week

Cooking with Kelp: Class at The Maker's Galley
2023-04-29 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | The Maker’s Galley, 5 Commercial St., Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Join Executive Chef, Arianna Stefanilo, at The Maker’s Galley to celebrate Seaweed week with a Kelp Klass 101! Learn all about Maine’s aquatic adventures of growing sugar and skinny kelp with our very own farmer friend Kristin Isfeld, owner and operator of Latitude 43 farms.
What you’ll learn:
• How to handle and process fresh kelp for cooking
• The nutritional benefits of seaweed
• Intimate discussions with local Maine kelp farmer
• How to source local product
Arianna will then assist you with a hands-on demo on how to cook soft kelp pretzel bites and infused aioli dipping sauce. Enjoy a welcome cocktail and leave with a jar of Slack Tide Sugar Kelp sea salt, included in ticket price. Tax and gratuity for service added at checkout.
Learn more and get your tickets on the event page!

Shifting Sands: Beaches, Bathers, and Modern Maine Art
2023-04-29 10:00 - 2023-04-30 17:00 | Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Road, Ogunquit, ME, 03907, United States
Gallery season opening featuring seaweed artists! Exhibition: April 29 to July 16, 2023 at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.
Curated by Donna Cassidy, Professor Emerita at the University of Southern Maine, Shifting Sands explores the unique place that the beach holds in modern art. The beach is now viewed as a fragile environment subject to a changing climate and human impact. Among the exhibitors are two artists associated with the Maine Seaweed Council, Marjorie Moore of Great Diamond Island and Celeste Roberge of South Portland who are both exhibiting seaweed art works.
The exhibit opens during Seaweed Week and will run through July, with Tuesday Talks on July 11, 2023 (details TBA). Museum hours: open daily, 10am – 5pm.
Learn more on the exhibition webpage here.

Marjorie Moore, Spring Tide, combined media; Celeste Roberge, Wet Suit #2, archival pigment print

Seaweed ID Beach Walk
2023-04-29 09:00 - 10:30 | Dyer Cove, Cape Elizabeth, 225 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME, United States
TIME CHANGE!! NEW TIME IS 9:00-10:30 AM.
The Seaweed Week species ID beach walk is back for our 5th annual event!
How many species of seaweed are there in Maine? Do seaweeds change with the season? What even is seaweed?
Dive into these questions and more at this species-identification workshop and beach walk, hosted by Maine Sea Grant’s seaweed specialist, Jaclyn Robidoux.
We’ll explore the intertidal zone at low tide near Two Lights State Park and learn to identify edible seaweed species native to the Gulf of Maine. Discover the ecology and diversity of seaweeds, while learning about the environmental benefits these species provide in coastal habitats. We’ll discuss sustainable harvest, Maine’s growing seaweed farming industry, and the role this versatile resource plays in Maine’s marine economy. Bring your seaweed questions and we’ll provide the field guides!
RSVP here!
IMPORTANT NOTE
We’ll be moving through slick and rocky terrain. Please wear proper foot gear (rubber boots/shoes with good traction that may get wet). It can be colder and more windy on the ocean. Dress accordingly for a few hours in the Maine outdoors.
DIRECTIONS
Location: Dyer Cove, Cape Elizabeth, ME. Follow directions to Two Lights State Park in Cape Elizabeth, ME. To get to Dyer Cove, bear left at the fork right before the park entrance and follow to the public parking lot at the end of Two Lights Road (right near The Lobster Shack). Approximate address: 225 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME.

Seaweed Row with DoryWoman Rowing: Open-Water Rowing in Stunning Belfast Bay
2023-04-29 | ME
DoryWoman Rowing is excited to offer this totally one-of-a-kind experience where you can learn about Maine seaweed while rowing in a wooden dory in Belfast Bay! You can row or be a passenger (please note on booking form). An extra special guest will be on board, Kim Grindle of Isleboro Oyster, an aquaculturist who grows oysters, kelp and sea urchin. This row happens at the end of the day, rowing into the beautiful Maine sunset.
In this immersive sensory experience, you’ll get to see, touch and taste several varieties of seaweed, including scoping out a local kelp farm in Belfast Bay. Maine seaweed tea will be served to round out your palette. And oysters! These are available as an add-on to your row and will be shucked fresh on-board by Kim, served with several varieties of mignonette, including a kelp version!
The Seaweed Row is offered on two dates only during Maine Seaweed Week: Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 29. This row can be booked privately for pairs/couples or as a mixed group of two individuals. Children ages 10 and up are welcome (under 14 with adult supervision). Total on the water time is approximately 1.5 hours. $150 for individuals; $275 for two people (pairs/couples). And the oysters! These can be purchased as an add-on to this row in the DWR Shop, a dozen for $25.
Here’s to Maine seaweed and aquaculture! Look forward to getting in the weeds with you!
Learn more and buy tickets here: https://www.dorywomanrowing.com/service-page/seaweed-row?referral=service_list_widget

Sun + Seaweed: Cyanotype Workshop with Oriana Poindexter
2023-04-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Après, 148 Anderson St, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Small Group Cyanotype Workshop led by Oriana Poindexter, with local seaweed species ID presentation by Carissa Maurin, Aquaculture Project Manager at Gulf of Maine Research Institute and seaweed provided by Nautical Farms.
Join artist and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter for an interactive art-science workshop to learn the cyanotype, or sun-printing, process. Learn this early alternative photographic process and use local seaweed species to create your own art prints using techniques first developed in the 1840s. Carissa Maurin, Aquaculture Project Manager at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, will join us to share her expertise on the local seaweed species.
This workshop will teach you the fundamentals of the cyanotype process, its history, seaweed identification, and will culminate with each participant creating their own original cyanotype prints – usually something frame worthy.
The first portion of the workshop will involve an introduction, demonstration, seaweed identification, and selection of materials, and the second portion will be a printing session. If you have materials you’d like to bring to use for printing (sentimental objects, dried botanicals, etc), please feel free to bring them.
Registration fee includes all materials and instruction, along with light snacks and one drink from Après. If the fee is a hardship for you, please contact Oriana at studio@orianapoindexter.
Attendees must be 21+. Refunds are not available within 7 days of the event date.
Register here: https://www.orianapoindexter.com/store/p/maine-seaweed-cyanotype-workshop-4-28

Friends from the Field Webinar: A Field Guide to the Seaweeds of Maine
2023-04-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom, https://bit.ly/3vf0EhC
Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Island Heritage Trust for a Friends from the Field Webinar!

Glen Mittelhauser (director of Maine Natural History Observatory), Jordan Chalfant (MNHO board member), and Dr. Amanda Savoie (researcher at the Canadian Museum of Nature) are writing a user-friendly photographic field guide to the seaweeds of Maine. The project has several components: creating a database of thousands of historic records of seaweed observations in an effort to create a complete species list for the state of Maine; doing field work to update inventories, collect morphometric data, and take thousands of photographs; and lab work for microscopy images and DNA sampling.

Jordan Chalfant is a naturalist who lives in Bar Harbor and studies seaweed. After spending 10 years working as a field biologist, doing botanical inventories and seabird monitoring on the Coast of Maine, she has taken on managing The Naturalist’s Notebook, a nature and science bookstore in Seal Harbor, as her day job.

Learn more about this event here and use this link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_v0KHRIrJQQWKCfE1hKgzGA

Email landere@bluehillheritagetrust.org if you have any questions!

Flatbread Community Night with the Maine Aquaculture Association
2023-04-25 17:00 - 21:00 | Flatbread Co., 72 Commercial Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Head to Flatbread on Portland’s waterfront for oven-fired pizza, kelp-topped salad, and beverages as part of a community night to benefit the Maine Aquaculture Association!
The Maine Aquaculture Association (MAA) is a non-profit trade association that represents Maine seaweed farmers, as well as shellfish and fin fish farmers. Since 1978, the MAA has supported farms in developing economically and environmentally sustainable business practices, promoting the benefits of aquaculture in the local food system, and preserving Maine’s heritage of a vibrant working waterfront.
A portion of proceeds from all pizza sales will be donated to the MAA! Stop by the MAA table at the event to learn more about the organization and seaweed farming in Maine!

Cooking with Kelp Workshop at Canopy Farms
2023-04-24 17:30 - 19:00 | Zao Ze Cafe and Market, 5 Abby Rd, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Want to support local seaweed farmers but not sure how to work with kelp at home? Interested in gaining the recipes and know-how to create restaurant-quality dishes in your own kitchen? Join the folks at Canopy Farms for this cooking class focused on Maine kelp.
Registration: Direct message Canopy Farms here: https://www.instagram.com/canopyfarms/

Casco Bay Kelp Farm Cruise
2023-04-24 10:00 - 13:00 | ME
Have you ever wanted to visit a kelp farm at harvest time? Join us for Seaweed Week’s first-ever Casco Bay cruise departing from Portland, ME. On this 3-hour trip, we’ll visit a kelp farm to see harvesting in action, hear from University of Maine seaweed scientist Jaclyn Robidoux, sample some seaweedy food and drink and more!
Hosted by Heritage Seaweed owner and Seaweed Week founder Josh Rogers.
Important details

Tickets: https://www.heritageseaweed.com/products/kelp-farm-cruise-monday-april-24-2023
Date: Monday, April 24, 2023, 10am to 1 pm
Location: Departs from the wharf at Fogg’s Water Taxi, 72 Commercial St, Portland, ME
Boarding: Arrive by 9:45 am (boat departs promptly at 10am). Print and show your receipt to board.
Parking: No on-site parking available
Ages: All ages welcome (but must be ticketed)
Cancellation/refund policy: Refunds are not offered if purchasers cancel or don’t show to this charter cruise, so please make sure you’re committed to going. Event will happen rain or shine. However, high seas or other unforeseen events may require the organizer to cancel. If the organizer cancels the event, a full refund will be issued to your original form of payment.

Casco Bay Kelp Farm Tour with Seaweed Week!
2023-04-24 10:00 - 13:00 | Foggs Water Taxi and Charters, Maine Wharf, 72 Commercial Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Ever wondered about life on a kelp farm? It’s kelp harvest season in Maine and this is a unique opportunity to see a working kelp farm! On Seaweed Week’s official 3-hour Casco Bay cruise, we’ll visit a kelp farm to see harvesting in action, hear from Maine Sea Grant’s seaweed scientist Jaclyn Robidoux, sample seaweed food and drink, and more. Departing from Portland, the tour is hosted by Heritage Seaweed owner and Seaweed Week founder Josh Rogers. We’ll be on the Fogg Casco Bay Cat, which takes off from the Portland waterfront. Tickets are super limited and will go fast!
Learn more and get tickets here!
Time: Boat departs at 10am and returns at 1pm. Bring your own snacks (but we’ll also provide some seaweedy bites!)

Science Cafe at Canopy Farms featuring Atlantic Sea Farms and Kaskolos Sea Vegetables
2023-04-23 16:30 - 18:00 | Zao Ze Cafe and Market, 5 Abby Rd, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Don’t miss this chance to talk with local farmers and eat delicious snacks! Canopy Farms will host this talk with a rep from Atlantic Sea Farms and Theo Willis of Kaskolos Sea Vegetables.
The Science Cafe series brings the community closer to local aquaculture producers who provide us with high quality seafood, are stewards of our waters and environment, and keep our working waterfront healthy. It’s supported by NOAA/NAAEE’s eeBlue aquaculture literacy mini-grant program. Canopy Farms is an aquaponics greenhouse in partnership with Bao Bao Dumpling House, Tao Yuan and Zao Ze Cafe and Market. Their mission is to grow good food, create good jobs, and support sustainable year-round agriculture in Maine.
Register: Direct message Canopy Farms here: https://www.instagram.com/canopyfarms/

Sun + Seaweed: Cyanotype Workshop with Oriana Poindexter
2023-04-23 12:00 - 14:00 | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Small Group Cyanotype Workshop led by Oriana Poindexter, with local seaweed species ID presentation by Carissa Maurin, Aquaculture Project Manager at Gulf of Maine Research Institute and seaweed provided by Nautical Farms.
Join Oriana Poindexter in Portland during Seaweed Week for an interactive cyanotype workshop. Learn this early photographic process and use fresh Maine seaweed to create your own cyanotype prints using photo chemistry techniques first developed in the 1840s.
This workshop will teach you the fundamentals of the cyanotype process, its history, and seaweed identification. It will culminate with each participant creating three original cyanotype prints – usually something frame worthy.
The first portion of the workshop will involve an introduction, demonstration, and seaweed identification. The second portion will be a printing session. If you have personal materials you’d like to bring to use for printing (sentimental objects, pressed botanicals or seaweeds, etc), please feel free to bring them.
The cost of this workshop is $125, and is limited to 15 participants. Registration fee includes all materials and instruction, as well as one beverage from Urban Farm Fermentory. Once registration is complete, your spot is reserved and you’ll begin receiving event reminders.
All ages are welcome. Children below the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Register here: https://www.orianapoindexter.com/store/p/maine-seaweed-cyanotype-workshop

Seaweed Week Film Celebration with Maine Outdoor Film Festival
2023-04-22 16:00 - 20:00 | Maine Studio Works, 170 Anderson St, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Celebrate Earth Day and kick off Maine Seaweed Week with a program of conservation, outdoor adventure and aquaculture films!
Join MOFF, Atlantic Sea Farms, and the Maine Aquaculture Association for an early evening of cinema and ideas at Maine Studio Works in East Bayside, Portland. Including the world premiere of A SEA CHANGE, to be followed by a panel discussion with members of the seaweed aquaculture community! A Portion of the proceeds will benefit The Island Institute’s Women on the Water Program. Check out the event and seaweed trailer on the webpage!
Tickets: $15 advance on Eventbrite/$20 day of. Ticket Link Here.
Time: Doors open at 4 pm, films start at 5 pm, panel discussion will begin around 7:15pm
Program: The film program will begin at 5pm last just over two hours, including a 10-minute intermission. The last film of the night is the World Premiere of: A SEA CHANGE – a 22-minute film about the women driving seaweed farming in Maine (Produced by GoodFight Media with support from the World Wildlife Fund and the Maine Aquaculture Association). Also in the program is the Maine Premiere of MEET THE SEA FARMERS and seven other short films from the 2022 MOFF. Immediately after the screening, Afton Vigue of the Maine Aquaculture Association will moderate a panel discussion on the Maine seaweed industry: farming, uses, economy, best practices, obstacles and more.

Freeport Oyster Bar Beer Dinner featuring Mast Landing Brewing
2023-04-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Freeport Oyster Bar, 43 Main St, Freeport, ME, 04032, United States
Join Freeport Oyster Bar to celebrate the beginning of Seaweed Week! This ticketed multi-course dinner features oysters and kelp from farms in Casco Bay along with beer pairings from Mast Landing.
Location: Freeport Oyster Bar, 43 Main St 43 Main Street Freeport, ME
Event link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freeport-oyster-bar-beer-dinner-featuring-mast-landing-brewing-co-tickets-606050091137

Women of the Gulf of Maine: Sculptures by Celeste Roberge
2023-04-21 17:00 - 2023-04-30 19:00 | Moss Galleries, 100 Fore Street, Suite B, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Exhibition April 21 through May 28, 2023 at Moss Galleries. Join us for the opening reception, April 21, 2023, 5-7pm, during Seaweed Week.
This solo exhibition includes 24 bronze figures cast from originals made of seaweed and wax, along with 10 photo/collages with seaweed.
“The Women of the Gulf of Maine create themselves through the principle of self-organization, like much of nature. Each sculpture begins with one specimen of wet seaweed that is wrapped around a form. The figures emerge from the ever-changing morphology of the drying seaweed. No two seaweeds ever dry the same.”

Celeste Roberge, Women of the Gulf of Maine #23, Cast bronze

Seaweed Row with DoryWoman Rowing: Open-Water Rowing in Stunning Belfast Bay
2023-04-21 | ME
DoryWoman Rowing is excited to offer this totally one-of-a-kind experience where you can learn about Maine seaweed while rowing in a wooden dory in Belfast Bay! You can row or be a passenger (please note on booking form). An extra special guest will be on board, Kim Grindle of Isleboro Oyster, an aquaculturist who grows oysters, kelp and sea urchin. This row happens at the end of the day, rowing into the beautiful Maine sunset.
In this immersive sensory experience, you’ll get to see, touch and taste several varieties of seaweed, including scoping out a local kelp farm in Belfast Bay. Maine seaweed tea will be served to round out your palette. And oysters! These are available as an add-on to your row and will be shucked fresh on-board by Kim, served with several varieties of mignonette, including a kelp version!
The Seaweed Row is offered on two dates only during Maine Seaweed Week: Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 29. This row can be booked privately for pairs/couples or as a mixed group of two individuals. Children ages 10 and up are welcome (under 14 with adult supervision). Total on the water time is approximately 1.5 hours. $150 for individuals; $275 for two people (pairs/couples). And the oysters! These can be purchased as an add-on to this row in the DWR Shop, a dozen for $25.
Here’s to Maine seaweed and aquaculture! Look forward to getting in the weeds with you!
Learn more and buy tickets here: https://www.dorywomanrowing.com/service-page/seaweed-row

Seaweed Week Launch Party with Oxbow Brewing Company
2023-04-20 13:00 - 21:00 | Oxbow Blending & Bottling, 49 Washington Ave, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
‘Twas the night before …Seaweed Week! Join us as we launch the fifth annual Seaweed Week with our friends at Oxbow Brewing Company!
We’ll be celebrating with friends and farmers while enjoying the launch of Oxbow’s Saison Aquatic (kelp beer!), interactive seaweed demos, food from Duckfat Frites Shack, and live music! Saison Aquatic will be available starting at 1pm, and we’ll start the seaweed festivities and demos at 4!
What’s on tap?
Beer: Saison Aquatic ~ Farmhouse ale with sea salt & fresh Maine sugar kelp
To start: Seaweed demos! How many species of seaweed do we have in Maine? If you’re wondering about the answer to this and other seaweed-y questions, stop by our demo tables to up your seaweed knowledge and learn about this climate-friendly crop!
To finish: Live DJ set

Low Low Tides and Seaweed Symposium at Smithereen Farm
2023-04-20 - 2023-04-22 | ME
April 20-21:
Join the Smithereen Farm team for early-morning harvest and drying of native seaweeds! Bring a wetsuit if you have one. Low tide is around 6:15-6:30am, so early birds are a must if you want to join in. No charge for these two days. People from away are welcome to book a campsite on HipCamp to be close to the action.
April 22nd:
Harvest overview and guidance by longtime time harvester Kacie Loparto. Join in the water for harvest and drying of wild kelp. RSVP required!
Kanae Tokunaga, a Japanese researcher of artisanal kelp traditions and economies will present about the high value products and supply chains in different regions of Japan. Drawing lessons from her research in Japanese seaweed harvesting, market, and processing, and in Maine’s seafood supply chain, she will cover several topics, including: How different species of seaweeds are harvested, processed, and marketed in Japan, Advantages of co-management and co-marketing in coastal fisheries and aquaculture, Roles of coastal fisheries and aquaculture in coastal ecosystem service values.
A presentation of the new Maine Seaweed Council seaweed wild-harvest guidelines by longtime industry leader Shep Erhart.
Location: 767 Leighton Point Rd, Pembroke, ME
Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdo_lu__x_CHo-ZCmp-YAAB66bGWbBQnidv1a1_Q_d5sBxJJA/viewform

Cooking with Kelp: Workshop & Dinner with Chef Cara Stadler (BaoBao Dumpling House)
2022-05-02 17:30 - 19:00 | Zao Ze Cafe and Market, 5 Abby Rd, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Want to support local seaweed farmers but not sure how to work with kelp at home? Interested in gaining the recipes and know-how to create restaurant-quality dishes in your own kitchen? Join Cara Stadler, chef-owner at BaoBao Dumpling House and co-owner of Canopy Farms, for this cooking class focused on Maine kelp.

Registration: Tickets must be reserved in advance and cost $108 per person, which includes ingredients and instruction, recipes to take home, and a full dinner. Please email Canopy Farms with questions or to reserve your spot.
Covid-19 policy: Canopy Farms requires proof of up-to-date vaccination for all event guests.

Cara Stadler, chef-owner of BaoBao Dumpling House & co-owner of Canopy Farms
About the series
Canopy Farms cooking classes with Cara Stadler focus on sustainable local seafood such as vegetables, seaweed, mussels, oysters, scallops, clams and eel.
About Canopy Farms
Canopy Farms is an aquaponics greenhouse in partnership with Tao Yuan restaurant in Brunswick, Maine. Their mission is to grow good food, create good jobs, and support sustainable year-round agriculture in Maine.

Science Café Talk: Kelp Aquaculture with Briana Warner (Atlantic Sea Farms)
2022-05-01 16:00 - 17:00 | Zao Ze Cafe and Market, 5 Abby Rd, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms, will share her story about being at the forefront of kelp aquaculture in Maine and take your questions. There will also be snacks featuring seaweed, and beverages will be available for purchase. We hope to see you there!

Registration: You are not required to sign up in advance; however, participation will be limited by room capacity. You can email Canopy Farms to save your space.
Covid-19 policy: Canopy Farms requires proof of up-to-date vaccination for all event guests.

Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms
About the series
The Science Cafe series brings the community closer to local aquaculture producers who provide us with high quality seafood, are stewards of our waters and environment, and keep our working waterfront healthy. It’s supported by NOAA/NAAEE’s eeBlue aquaculture literacy mini-grant program.
About Canopy Farms
Canopy Farms is an aquaponics greenhouse in partnership with Tao Yuan restaurant in Brunswick, Maine. Their mission is to grow good food, create good jobs, and support sustainable year-round agriculture in Maine.

Lady Shuckers Pop-Up at Austin Street 8-Year Anniversary Party
2022-04-30 12:00 - 15:00 | Auston Street Brewery, 115 Fox St, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Lady Shuckers will offer their raw bar plus wakame seaweed salad from Atlantic Holdfast from noon to 3pm at Austin Street Brewery. The entire event, a birthday celebration for the beer company, will last until 8pm.

Lady Shuckers pop-up: Noon-3pm
Full anniversary event: Noon-8pm

More about the Austin Street Brewery 8-Year Anniversary Party
If you can believe it, Austin Street Brewery is celebrating 8 whole years of bringing people the beers! We opened our doors in 2014 at 1 Industrial Way, and we never could have imagined the amazing places beer would take us. We are grateful to our hard working staff and our dedicated guests who have helped get us to where we are. We hope you will come have some fun with us as we release our anniversary double IPA. Mobile food vendors include Lady Shuckers, Great Waves Sushi and Portland Cake Co.

Kelp Farmer Social at Maine Craft Distilling
2022-04-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Maine Craft Distilling, 123 Washington Ave, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Calling all kelp farmers, kelp lovers, and the kelp curious! Join Seaweed Week at Maine Craft Distilling for our first-ever Kelp Farmer Social!

Whether you’re a kelp farmer, want to meet a kelp farmer, or are just as obsessed with seaweed as we are, all are invited to network and gather at this casual happy hour.
From April 27-29th, Portland will also be host to the Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Expo, with sea farmers, scientists, businesses, and professionals taking over the town!
Our happy hour host is Maine Craft Distilling, home of 50 Stone Whiskey (made from seaweed-smoked barley). Besides their whiskey, they’ll have craft seaweed cocktails and other unique menu specials.
Event details
Who: Anyone!

We’ll have badges so folks can self identify as a kelp farmer, or just kelp curious. (And of course, you can just come and do your own thing too!).

Meet a sea farmer or scientist

Feel free to chat up a kelp/shellfish farmer, seaweed scientist, or enjoy a cocktail with friends

Seaweed demos

Stop by the Seaweed Week demo table to up your seaweed knowledge and learn about this climate-friendly crop with Maine Sea Grant

Menu specials

50 Stone Whiskey
STOF (Sea Tangle Old Fashioned) – 50 Stone Whiskey, honey-salted simple syrup, bitters, garnished with dulse
DLT sandwich – Dulse, lettuce, tomato, parsley lemon mayo, Big Sky anadama bread

Live music

Trad Tuesday plays 7 to 9 PM

Kelp Happy Hour with Atlantic Sea Farms at Hunt + Alpine Club
2022-04-28 16:00 - 19:00 | Hunt + Alpine Club, 75 Market St, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Join Bri, Jesse, and the crew from Atlantic Sea Farms for this kelpy happy hour at Hunt + Alpine featuring specialty kelp cocktails and bites from their famously talented team.

Otter's Garden Beer Release Party at Mast Landing
2022-04-27 17:00 - 21:00 | Mast Landing, 200 Lower Main St, Freport, ME, 04032, United States
In celebration of Maine Seaweed Week, Mast Landing teamed up with Akua to brew Otter’s Garden – a witbier brewed with kelp as well as cayenne, lemongrass and lime.
Join us to celebrate Seaweed Week with the release of Otter’s Garden in 4-packs and on draft! Mast Landing neighbors Nighthawk’s Kitchen will also have Akua kelp burgers on their menu all day to help celebrate Maine Seaweed week and the release of the beer.
More about the collab
“The 90 pounds of kelp in this recipe was grown and harvested right here in Maine by local farmers. Our production team jumped at the opportunity to innovate with an ingredient that we had never used in the brewing process, and the result is one of the most interesting Mast Landing beers to date.”
Note about availability
The beer will be available at both of Mast Landing’s locations (Freeport and Westbrook) starting at 11am on Wednesday, 4/27.

"Ocean Greens" Zoom Film & Talk with Herring Gut Coastal Science Center
2022-04-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom, https://bit.ly/3vf0EhC
Herring Gut presents “Ocean Greens: A look into the importance of seaweeds and how local businesses are utilizing Maine seaweeds” as part of the Learn, Discover, Grow Series.
Seaweed has been a misunderstood part of our marine world, but is recently being seen as a way to help diversify careers, feed livestock, and help solve climate change. This virtual event will focus on highlighting the importance of seaweed and how mid coast businesses are utilizing these ocean greens. First we will watch the 9 minute film “Ocean Greens” (link below) on the WaterBear network. Then, we will talk to our guest speakers about how they use seaweed in their business! Our speakers are:

Allison Lakin from Lakin’s Gorges Cheese
Gabriela Acero from Wolfpeach
Lauren & Greg Soutiea from the Causeway Restaurant at the Craignair

Register for this virtual event at at: https://bit.ly/3vf0EhC
Watch the film on Waterbear Network for free ahead of time: https://bit.ly/3M9GnkE

Atlantic Sea Farms Pop-Up at Luke's Lobster
2022-04-26 16:30 - 18:30 | Luke’s Lobster, 60 Portland Pier, Portland, 04101, United States
Atlantic Sea Farms is a women-run, mission driven, vertically integrated, regenerative kelp aquaculture company based in Maine. Their retail line of fermented seaweed salad, smoothie cubes, sauerkraut and kimchi is made with kelp sourced from local kelp farm partners.
Join Atlantic Sea Farms as they unveil a brand-new product at this special Seaweed Week pop-up at Luke’s Lobster.
Event details

Meet Bri Warner and the rest of team behind Atlantic Sea Farms
Try a free sample of their brand-new product
Order Seaweed Week specials from the Luke’s menu (they’ll have a couple of food items and a cocktail)

About Atlantic Sea Farms
Our founders created the first commercially viable seaweed farm in the United States in 2009, with the goal of diversifying how our coastal waters are used and providing a domestic, fresh, healthy alternative to imported seaweed products. Now, more than ever, we need food sources that can positively impact the economic and environmental health of our coastal communities. Here in Maine, climate change is already making landfall, and our future depends on finding new ways for lobster fishermen to work on the water while improving the health of our oceans. Read more at atlanticseafarms.com.

Lady Shuckers & Atlantic Holdfast at Après
2022-04-25 17:00 - 20:00 | Après, 148 Anderson St, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
5 to 8 PM

Lady Shuckers slings their always unbeatable oysters
Atlantic Holdfast offers up an addictive wakame salad

6:30 to 8 PM

Portland Poets Society will be reading their work

Seaweed Talk and Q&A at SoPo Seafood Market & Raw Bar
2022-04-24 15:00 - 16:30 | SoPo Seafood Market & Raw Bar, 171 Ocean St, South Portland, 04106, United States
Join us at SoPo Seafood Market & Raw Bar for a seaweed talk and Q&A session. And what better way to enjoy this Sunday afternoon talk than with creative cocktails and seaweed and oyster pairings fresh from the raw bar?
During this Seaweed Week pop-up, we’ll talk through seaweed science and Maine’s growing industry with seaweed specialist Jaclyn Robidoux (Maine Sea Grant, University of Maine). You’ll discover how to incorporate this sustainable, versatile superfood into your diet.
You’ll also be able to order spectacular Seaweed Week food and drink specials from the menu. Some of our favorite past and current SoPo seaweed creations include:

Seaweed salad with Maine scallop crudo
Tuna tartare rice bowl with wakame sprinkles
Pub-style cod chowder with dulse flakes
Cup of Sea teas

In addition to their lively raw bar and impressive seafood case, SoPo carries a variety of Maine-made seaweed products (like seaweed salads and spice blends) that home-cooks can enjoy all Seaweed Week long!
About SoPo Seafood
SoPo Seafood is a locally owned and operated Maine Seafood Wholesaler, fish market, and raw bar based in South Portland, Maine. SoPo sources and supplies high-quality seasonal and sustainable fresh seafood and has quickly achieved a massive fan base and impressive reviews since opening their market and raw bar in 2021.

ID Workshop & Beach Walk
2022-04-24 11:30 - 13:00 | Dyer Cover, 225 Two Lights Rd, Cape Elizabeth, ME, 04107, United States
How many species of seaweed are there in Maine? Do seaweeds change with the season? What even is seaweed?
Dive into these questions and more at this species-identification workshop and beach walk, hosted by Maine Sea Grant’s seaweed specialist, Jaclyn Robidoux.
We’ll explore the intertidal zone at low tide near Two Lights State Park and learn to identify edible seaweed species native to the Gulf of Maine. Discover the ecology and diversity of seaweeds, while learning about the environmental benefits these species provide in coastal habitats. We’ll discuss sustainable harvest, Maine’s growing seaweed farming industry, and the role this versatile resource plays in Maine’s marine economy. Bring your seaweed questions and we’ll provide the field guides!
IMPORTANT NOTE
You’ll be moving through slick and rocky terrain. Please wear proper foot gear (rubber boots/shoes with good traction that may get wet). It can be colder and more windy on the ocean. Dress accordingly for a few hours in the Maine outdoors.
DIRECTIONS
Location: Dyer Cove, Cape Elizabeth, ME. Follow directions to Two Lights State Park in Cape Elizabeth, ME. To get to Dyer Cove, bear left at the fork right before the park entrance and follow to the public parking lot at the end of Two Lights Road (right near The Lobster Shack). Approximate address: 225 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME.

Seaweed Week Kick-Off Party & Saison Aquatic Beer Launch
2022-04-22 17:00 - 21:00 | Oxbow Blending & Bottling, 49 Washington Ave, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Join us for the official start of Seaweed Week, a food & drink festival celebrating Maine’s kelp harvest! Local seaweed is incredibly delicious, versatile, healthy and sustainable — which makes this event a fitting way to end Earth Day.
Come enjoy TWO Oxbow beer launches (including kelp beer!), seaweed demos with farmers and scientists, food from Duckfat Frites Shack and live music with DJ HiDuke.
What’s on tap?
Beer launch

Saison Aquatic ~ Farmhouse ale with sea salt & sugar kelp from Heritage Seaweed
Garden Party ~ Farmhouse ale with heather, sweet gale, sweet annie, pineapple sage & conditioned with raspberry honey & brettanomyces, in collaboration with Cambridge Brewing Co

Seaweed demos

5 to 6:30 PM: Stop by the demo tables to up your seaweed knowledge and learn about this climate-friendly crop

Seaweed food specials

The Duckfat Frites Shack (on-site takeout window) will have something special and kelpy on the menu

DJ HiDuke

6:30 to 9 PM
